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ATTENTION FLEET APPLICANTS FOR SWCC: The SB Enlisted Community Manager is currently accepting applications from potential fleet candidates in year groups 2014, 2016 and 2017. Potential candidates in these year groups are STRONGLY recommended to apply. This is your chance!
See MILPERSMAN 1220-400 for rating information and criteria. A copy may be found on this site here: https://www.sealswcc.com/navy-swcc-bct-prep-dive-medical-screening-questionaires.html.

The SO Enlisted Community Manager is encouraging applications from candidates in the 2013, 2014, and 2016 year groups. If you entered the service in those years, you may apply for SEAL. The application steps are outlined on SEALSWCC.COM. See MILPERSMAN 1220-300 and engage with your command career counselor.

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Official Podcast Now Posted!

The Official Navy SEAL & SWCC podcast, "The Only Easy Day Was Yesterday", is now posted in the Downloads section https://www.sealswcc.com/navy-seal-podcast.html. Hear from real, active duty Navy SEALs, SWCC, and key support staff from NSW as they talk training, requirements, ethos, and more. Hooyah!

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New Combat Side Stroke Guide

Improve your swim. Use the Naval Special Warfare Combat Side Stroke Guide.

Swim critique

You have a good stroke there. I like the body position, swimming on both sides, and the streamlines off the wall. Turns are very good. Second pull is nice and short and recovery is fast. Change NONE of this.

It's mostly a matter of conditioning for you, but there are some technical points.

1 - Not hitting a streamline at the top of every stroke. Your kick is good, and not hitting a strict streamline at the top for a mississippi is robbing you of some distance you already paid for.

2 - Timing - breathing late. Let that first pull rotate you to breathing. As of now you are breathing dangerously close to creating a dead spot.

3 - Double arm pull could use some work. It's "not bad," but by getting your core involved and holding that streamline off the wall longer, you could easily be threatening the halfway mark every time.

You are headed for the 7's my friend, and I don't think you have a long journey to get there.